US rank #4798 Boys' name Peak 2019 351 births

Syris — #4798 US boys' name

351 babies named Syris in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s1062010s1482020s92
#4798
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 66% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Syris was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

22 babies were named Syris in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Syris

The Social Security Administration has registered 351 babies named Syris between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Syris currently holds the #4798 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Syris performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 148 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Syris shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Syris in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Syris in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 351 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Syris at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

351

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2019

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,798

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Syris popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
22
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
0510152025 20242020201620122008200420001996 5

Syris by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
148 births that decade — 42% of Syris's all-time total
1990s52000s1062010s1482020s92

Syris by state

Where Syris concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Syris
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 1.7%
California share of Syris's total US births 1.7%

6 of 351 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Syris?
351 babies have been named Syris since 1996. It currently ranks #4798 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 22 births.
When was Syris most popular?
Syris was most popular in the 2010s decade with 148 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Syris most popular?
The top states for the name Syris are California (6 births).
How long has the name Syris been used?
Syris has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Syris?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Syrus, Syre, Syree, Syren, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1996–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.